Well, Almost It wasn't the circus of P.T. Barnum and James Bailey or that of the Ringling Brothers, but everybody loves a circus. Oh my why not? They have lions, tigers and bears! People, by the thousands, came from far and near to gather under the big top of one of the country's largest circ...

The State Convention of 1909 The Baptists were coming! The Baptists were coming! It was a grand week in Dublin. Some seven to eight hundred bible toting, hymn singing and money spending Baptist messengers and officials descended on the Emerald City for a week of worship, reaffirmation and busi...

I took these pictures of a flock of Brewer's blackbirds near the Kroger Shopping Center on the evening of October 29, 2009. Happy Halloween! To see more pictures of the nature of Laurens County go to www.waysofnaturelaurens.blogspot.com .

Lois Adams loved life as a young woman growing up in Jeffersonville, Georgia. In the years before her marriage, Lois kept her memories in a scrapbook. Now, thanks to the fine folks at Adams Funeral Home and the members of her family, Lois' scrapbook, which was found neatly packed away in t...

In God She Trusted Sara Perkins trusted God. During times of tumult, tempest and trial in her life, Sara could always trust in the Almighty. During her terms as a political prisoner in China, God was the only one she could trust to get her through the quagmire of confinement to believe that o...

When weather conditions become dangerous, every moment matters. The Courier Herald recognizes this fact and wants to be a part of keeping our community safer. Earlier this week, there were tornado warning in Laurens and surrounding counties. When The Courier Herald learned of these warnings...